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One of the most influential political texts ever written on America, and an indispensable authority on the nature of democracy

In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and civil servant, made a nine-month journey through eastern America. The result was Democracy in America, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nation''s evolving politics. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in America as a possible model for post-revolutionary France, believing its egalitarian ideals reflected the spirit of the age. This edition, the only one that contains all Tocqueville''s writings on America, includes the rarely translated ''Two Weeks in the Wilderness'', an evocative account of Tocqueville''s travels among the Iroquois and Chippeway, and ''Excursion to Lake Oneida''.

Translated by Gerald Bevan with an Introduction and Notes by Isaac Kramnick



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“No better study of a nation’s institutions and culture than Tocqueville’s Democracy in America has ever been written by a foreign observer.” –The New York Times

“The Bradley edition of Tocqueville’s classic is the best now available in English.” –Charles A. Beard

“Professor Bradley’s edition should remain the standard one for our time.” –F. O. Matthiessen

With an Introduction by Alan Ryan

Table of Contents
Chronology; further reading; translator's notes; democracy in America, notes; "Two Weeks in the Wilderness"; "Excursion to Lake Oneida".

Democracy in America and Two Essays on America

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 24 April 2003
      ISBN-13 9780140447606
      978-0140447606
      ISBN-10 0140447601
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      Biography Essays History History of the Americas Democracy

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      One of the most influential political texts ever written on America, and an indispensable authority on the nature of democracy

      In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and civil servant, made a nine-month journey through eastern America. The result was Democracy in America, a monumental study of the strengths and weaknesses of the nation''s evolving politics. Tocqueville looked to the flourishing democratic system in America as a possible model for post-revolutionary France, believing its egalitarian ideals reflected the spirit of the age. This edition, the only one that contains all Tocqueville''s writings on America, includes the rarely translated ''Two Weeks in the Wilderness'', an evocative account of Tocqueville''s travels among the Iroquois and Chippeway, and ''Excursion to Lake Oneida''.

      Translated by Gerald Bevan with an Introduction and Notes by Isaac Kramnick



      Trade Review
      “No better study of a nation’s institutions and culture than Tocqueville’s Democracy in America has ever been written by a foreign observer.” –The New York Times

      “The Bradley edition of Tocqueville’s classic is the best now available in English.” –Charles A. Beard

      “Professor Bradley’s edition should remain the standard one for our time.” –F. O. Matthiessen

      With an Introduction by Alan Ryan

      Table of Contents
      Chronology; further reading; translator's notes; democracy in America, notes; "Two Weeks in the Wilderness"; "Excursion to Lake Oneida".

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